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H. H. PATTEE. SIGNALING AND TIRE INFLATING MEANS FUR vBIGYGLES."

(Applination led July G, 1897.)

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SIGNALING AND TIRE-INFLATING MEANS FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 624,079, dated May 2,1899.

Application iiled July 6,1897. Serial No. 643.580. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern- Be it known that I, HERBERT H. PATTEE, acitizen of the United States,residin g at Vashington, in the District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signalingand Tire-Inliating Means for Bicycles; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to an improvement in the construction ofbicycle-frames, whereby the same may be provided with self-containedmeans for iniiating the tire, and also with signaling means adapted tobe operated by the said inflating means, the Whole arranged with a Viewto simplicity, accessibility, and convenience of location, substantiallyas will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, Figure lis a perspective View of my improvedpumping and whistling appliance for bicycles. Fig. 2 isa longitudinalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view ofthe valve for the whistle. ing the application of my invention to abicycle having areversible handle. Fig. 5 is a front view of the same.

Like letters of reference designate like parts.

In carrying out my invention I utilize as a pump barrel or cylinder thefront tubular stem, to which the handle-bar is fastened, which tubularstem commonly swivels within the front crown-tube that is securedrigidly upon the front fork of the frame.

C denotes an example of handle-bar, fastened to the hollow tube B, thatfits within the front crown-tube A.

The design of my invention is to locate a piston b,properlyWashered,within the tube B, said piston having a rod ct projectingthrough the cap c' on the upper end of tube B, where it is provided witha knob c orahandle a', or both, in order that the upper end of thepiston-rod may be situated centrally of the handle,in aposition where itcan easily be grasped by the user ofthe Wheel for the purpose ofactuating the piston l) within the tube B. It will be evident that I amnot to be restricted to any specific arrangement of tube or tubes,

Fig. 4 is a side view showa wide variation being permissible. Thegeneric idea will, however,be carried out, in that the fronthandle-supporting tube will be employed to contain the pump-piston. Thehandle-bar may be of the form C, as in Fig. l, like C in Figs. 4 and 5,or any other form. With a solid instead of a tubular frame it will ofcourse be necessary to bore out the part B. If the part B is very shortrelatively to the length of part A the piston b may conceivably playwithin the part A; but the result will be the same.

D denotes the hollow crown-piece at the head of the front fork of theframe of the machine, and to this crown the tube A is ordinarilysecured. The hollow crown or casing D is perforated on one side of apoint where a horn, whistle, or other signalE is attached. From theopposite side of casing D projects a nipple h, which is closed byascrew-cap II. A short flexible tube, as shown at Z in Fig. l, isemployed to connect the nipple h with the usual opening in the tire.Within the crowncasing D is an easy-fitting circular valve F. (see Fig.y3,) having a closed bottom F', with a screw-threaded perforation n, anda skeleton top consisting of cross-pieces g, at the intersection ofwhich is a bearing g' for the shank or pin of the operating or turninghandle I.l In the side of the valve F is an oriicef, which is calculatedwhen the valve is properly adjusted to register with the opening fm. inthe casing where the whistle E is attached, and also valve F has anopening F2, which connects with the opening at nipple 7L. The bottom ofthe crown or casing D if made open,

as usual, is closed by a screw-cap D.

I denotes a handle beneath the casing D, whose shank t' has its bearingsin the bearings fn, and g and is thereby attached to the valve F, theupper end of shank t' being` fastened in the opening g already referredto. Thus it will be seen that by manipulating the handle I either thewhistle E or the nipple 71, may at pleasure be permitted to receive(through the valve-apertures F2 and f) the air which is supplied tocasing D under pressure by the airpump. When the closed wall of thevalve-registers with the opening m and the valve-opening F2 registerswith the nipple h, the whistle E Will be cut off, and if the piston b beactuated air may be supplied through the opening IOO F2 and nipple 7Lthrough the tube Z to the tire and the latter inflated. When the orificef registers with the whistle-opening, then the outlet to the tire willbe cut olf and the whistle consequently caused to blow under theairpressure transmitted thereto by the working of the piston.

I'Iaving thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a bicycle, the combination with the handle-bar-supporting tube, ofthe crowntube receiving it, a pump-piston within the tube,a piston-rodextending through the tubes and projecting through an aperture in thehandle-bar, a hollow casing at lower end of crown-tube, perforated at apoint in its vertical wall, means to secure an air-tube in said aperturea cup-valve within said crown-tube casing, a handle extending upwardthrough the casing and secured to the valve, the latter having anaperture in its vertical wall adapted to register with the perforationin the casing when said valve is rotated; said parts being constructed,combined and arranged so that a force-pump for discharging air into theilexible tire is permanently connected with and forms a part of the headof the bicycle-frame; substantially as described.

2. In combination with the crown-tube, its crown-casing, a piston androd, a cup-valve F,

rotatable in the crown-casing, perforations in the walls of the valveand crown-casing adapted to be brought into register, a nozzle in thecasing-perforation, an air-tube secured to the nozzle, and anoperating-handle whose shank or shaft extends through the casing and issecured to the Valve, whereby the latter may be rotated to bring theperforations into register, substantially as described.

3. In a bicycle, the combination with the handle-bar-supporting tube, ofthe crowntube receiving it, a piston within the tubes whose piston-rodprojects through and above the handle-bar, a hollow casin g secured tothe lower end of Ithe crown-tube, an annular rotatable cup-valve withinsaid casing and provided with opposite perforations in its uprightwalls, an external operating-handle whose shaft or shank extends throughthe casing and is secured to the valve, a tube or nozzle penetrating thewall of said casing, aiexible tube attached thereto,a similar nozzle oropening at an opposite point in the wall of the casing, and a whistleattached to said nozzle; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence ot' two witnesses.

HERBERT ll. PATTEE.

Vitnesses:

FRED E. TASKER, E. l?. vBURKET.

